Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-11

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nofae n nood deal Iiks q 8aD, end
suhisef . almoss e many iila. atshDuah
fen o. thsm al drunka . aFH4sa. We
gse sise good macy slak hnrasa fer
frratmenk. and oeoaEinnallY Lees uns e.
thet ciees, % TAI nltoasfhsr - have
@ eandnas Q GOOD mans koEss fansr-
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aWhes il he reaulsfion farm Of ths
anno1nosnsnt Of she 9 fanaralsfs
fha aDngancement og she death uf
N animal Il Rensraily made q TIE
cl4se aomsshinQ after this fashion; One
q rs men empioget 20 fasd amd care
Tor the horses comes 40 stairs With Q
ohs9 Of tobaoeo il his monsA, and =
curry comb In hin hand. and nhouiss
Ben, tell Mr. Armstrong; ed bay Billy
- osadF Take the team oH Tie lnmosF
waaon and haul him % H. wharf isl
about toe exssot Of the fnn-Kal sermon,
and tt Il usually deliVsEed b Ben Allen.
TIE dead animals legs are then faa1en-
ed toesther with bale Kops 10 kesp than
from spfeadsng AL ever oEeation, and q
f0pe = tied aboat his ns1k 70 dfse hlm
By. Wnen the proscaEien starts from
s1e stable fos the bafFyiBg gronnd Il 10
Usually very small, consisting Of fhs
driver. team and dead q imal. bui b.
fore the wharf Is reached ths pEooeasion
uas assumed quite extensive proper
lions. tbs majority Of the followers BE-
tnR amall boya. On reaching the wharf
toe trouble begins. You see. il - oon-
trary C the city oFdinanee, made and
provided. 70 throw the carcass Of an aa-
imal io,o the bag and allsW u 70 drift
aroand and 6nally wash ashore, and 50
we have 70 make arrangements
70 have the body toWed half
9sy 20 Milt0s, and theFe
chopped open, 90 that a will sink IN
deep water. A dead horse will dcat IN
81 be is perforated. When be Gill sink.
isis towing and opening IL dsne By
| dams. They charge from q dollar 20
= dollar and half 70 snDorintsud the
burial OF esoh animaI. when there are
plenty Of Indians camped on Ballast
island Ne can gst she job done for one
dollar, but when Indians aFe sosFcs, IS
- the present time, il costs q half dol
lar more. You sea. this business, like
All Others. IL regulated b the principle
Of supplY and demand. when the sac
oily u great, horss funerals ere cheap
when the supply Of Indiaas is limited,
these fnnefais are more expensive.
after she prios hes been agreed upon.
some sight oF ten indians board q large
canoe aud paddle 0ns 10 tie edge Of the |
wharf, awaiting the precipitation Of the |
corpse into the wnter. A bail rope toe
line - left on the animals neck, ard as |
soon ~ be FetnrnzHp the surface, altar
nia bic leap, tins EIiian in the sasrn Of |
zoe canoe reaches for and secures the
line, makes Il fast 70 She canoe, and the |
70 ing process oommences. Sons OF
as stand On tbs WnaEf and watch the
proceedings, 10 ssa that the businsss 10 /
propeFiy d0ne. When about one mi.e
from shore the canoe is Stacked up, and |
4 BIC back Indian baFies the blade OF 1
an axs into the pulled no caFeas, and |
the animal slowly hlla with water and
sinks beneath the waves. His remains |
are then taken charge Of by the sonlpeEs |
aod the crabs. which leave nothing bot l
she Zones 20 be covered over With mud |
~ the sea waves